Portable collapsible bar



F. s. MQDONALD 2,764,462

Sept. 25, 1956 PORTABLE COLLAPSIBLE BAR 2 Sheets-Shae t 1 Filed April 19, 1954 Frank 5 mom/d u v MENTOR Sept. 25, 1956 F. s. M DONALD PORTABLE COLLAPSIBLE BAR 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed April 19, 1954 F rank 5. McDonald INVEN TOR.

BY MEM United States Patent Ofice 2,764,462 Patented Sept. 25, 1956 PORTABLE COLLAPSIBLE BAR Frank S. McDonald, Clayton, Mo.

Application April 19, 1954, Serial No. 424,156 1 Claim. (Cl. 312-1402) The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in portable bars, and more particularly to a foldable construction whereby the parts of the bar may be collapsed for conveniently storing when not in use.

An important object of the invention is to provide novel locking means for a counter and shelf construction to lock the front and end walls of the bar in an erected position.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character of simple and practical construction, which is strong and durable, relatively inexpensive to manufacture. and otherwise well adapted for the purpose for which the same is intended.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure l is a perspective view;

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on a line 22 of. Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken on a line 3-3 of Figure 1 and showing the locking means for the counter;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the counter and one of the end walls in collapsed position;

Figure 5 is a similar view showing the counter and shelf in collapsed position; and

Figure 6 is an enlarged group perspective view of the locking means for the shelf and end walls.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration, I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designates the portable collapsible bar generally and which includes a front wall 6 and a pair of end walls 7 connected to the end portions of the front wall by a conventional type of hinge structure 3 for swinging the end walls horizontally from a rearwardly extending position at the ends of the front wall into a folded confronting position against the front wall.

A counter 9 is hingedly connected at its underside adjacent the front edge of the counter to the rear surface of the front wall 6 adjacent the upper edge of the latter by means of a conventional type of hinge structure 10 for swinging the counter downwardly behind the front wall into a folded or collapsed position.

The counter 9 rests on the upper edges of the front wall 6 and end Walls 7 and dowells 11 project down wardly at the underside of the counter, adjacent the side edges of the latter, to enter openings 12 in a metal plate 13 recessed in the upper edge of each of the end walls 7 flush with the upper surface thereof to lock the counter to the end walls with the bar in its erected position.

A shelf 14 is swingably connected to the rear surface of the front wall 6 beneath the counter 9 by means of a conventional type of hinge structure 15 to swing the shelf downwardly behind the front wall in a folded or collapsed position, and a headed pin 16 projects outwardly at each end edge of the shelf 14 and is adapted to enter a keyhole slot 17 in a plate 18 recessed at the inner surface of each of the end walls 7 to support the shelf in a horizontal position and to lock the end walls in erected position.

in collapsing the device, the counter 9 is raised sufficiently to release the dowels 11 from the openings 12 in the upper edges of the end walls 7, and the locking pins 16 are disengaged from the keyhole slots 17 whereupon the end walls are free to swing into collapsed position at the front of the front wall 6, and the counter 9 and shelf 14 may then swing downwardly against the rear surface of the front wall, as shown in Figures 4 and 5 of the drawings.

When the bar is erected, the end walls 7 are swung rearwardly, and the counter 9 and shelf 14 lockably engaged therewith by means of the dowels l1 and headed pins 16 and with the counter 9 resting on the upper edges of the front wall 6 and end walls 7.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device will be readily understood and further explanation is believed to be unnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to thse skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

A portable collapsible bar comprising a front wall, a pair of end walls hingedly connected to the front wall and swingable forwardly from an erected rearwardly extending position at the ends of the front wall into a collapsed confronting position against the front surface of the front wall, a counter resting on the upper edges of the front and end walls and hingedly connected to the former for swinging downwardly into a collapsed position behind the front wall, a shelf also hinged to the rear surface of the front wall under the counter for swinging downwardly into a collapsed position behind the front wall, into a position in the vertical plane of the folded ccunterheaded pins projecting outwardly at the ends of the shelf, and keyhole slots at the inner surfaces of the end walls to receive said pins to lock the walls in erected position and to support the shelf in a raised horizontal position.

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